Sequential-quenching resonant-tunneling transistor
US4999697A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2211/5614
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of decoupled quantum wells in a transistor device enables such device to operate with multiple-peak characteristics. The device is suitable for a variety of circuit applications in switching systems and in central processor logic units and memories; specific applications include frequency multipliers, waveform scramblers, parity-bit generators, analog-to digital converters, and multiple-valued logic units.
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